The team welcomed Prof. Shigeo Maruyama, as our esteemed guest. Prof. Maruyama, from the University of Tokyo, Japan, and Zhejiang University, China, generously provided valuable insights on his research field with a talk on “Synthesis and applications of 1D vdW heterostructures based on single-walled carbon nanotubes” and later, visited the Nanomedicine Lab taking the time to learn about our research projects and expertise.